Packaging for food

ABSTRACT

A packaging for food in accordance with the present invention has a packaging material, two perforated lines and a pull tab. The packaging material is formed into a bag with one sealed end. The two perforated lines are formed parallel around the bag. The pull tab is attached inside the bag between the two perforated lines and has at least has one loose end extending outside the bag. Pulling the loose end tears the perforated lines, which divides the bag into two pieces. One piece of the bag is removed to conveniently open the bag.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0001] 1. Field of the Invention

[0002] The present invention relates to packaging, and more particularlyto packaging for food.

[0003] 2. Description of Related Art

[0004] In a busy industrial and commercial society, most working peopleeat in restaurants. To increase work efficiency and decrease eatingtime, many people buy food in convenience stores. Convenience storessell a wide choice of food to satisfy people. To maintain public health,food available in convenience stores is packaged. Immediately beforeeating the food, people open the packaging.

[0005] With reference to FIG. 4, conventional packaging for sandwichesis triangular and comprises an access side (not numbered), a protrudingflap (not numbered) and a pull tab (10). The access side is rectangularand has two parallel longitudinal edges, a distal edge, a proximal edge(not numbered), an inside surface (not numbered), an outside surface(not numbered) and two perforated lines (14). The two perforated lines(14) have a proximal end (not numbered) and a distal end (not numbered),are parallel to each other and to the longitudinal edges, are formedequidistance from the longitudinal edges and intersect the distal edgeof the access side. The protruding flap is attached to and extends fromproximal edge of the access side. The pull tab (10) is loosely attachedto the protruding flap and is securely attached to the inside surface ofthe access side between the two perforated lines (14) and has a looseend (12) on the protruding flap.

[0006] With further reference to FIG. 5, the packaging for the sandwichis opened by pulling the loose end (12) of the pull tab (10) and tearingthe perforated lines (14) to open the access side. Tearing theperforated lines (14) tears the access side into two parts that arepulled apart so the sandwich can be eaten.

[0007] However, the perforated lines (14) are only on the access side soconventional packaging only opens the access side. Pulling the packagingapart and removing the sandwich with a person's hands can easilycontaminate the sandwich and its contents.

[0008] The present invention has arisen to mitigate or obviate thedisadvantages of conventional packaging for food.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[0009] The main objective of the present invention is to providepackaging that can be quickly and conveniently opened.

[0010] To achieve the objective, the packaging for food in accordancewith the present invention comprises two perforated lines and a pulltab. The two perforated lines extend around the packaging, and the pulltab is connected to the packaging between the two perforated lines. Thepull tab has at least one loose end. To open the packaging, the looseend of the pull tab is pulled to tear the perforated lines and separatethe packaging into two sections. One part of the packaging is removedand discarded to open the packaging, and the remaining part is used tohold the food so the food can be eaten without touching the food with aperson's hands.

[0011] Further benefits and advantages of the present invention willbecome apparent after a careful reading of the detailed description withappropriate reference to the accompanying drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0012]FIG. 1 is a perspective view of packaging for a sandwich inaccordance with the present invention;

[0013]FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the packaging in FIG. 1 with theloose end of the pull tab pulled;

[0014]FIG. 3 is an operational perspective view of the packaging in FIG.1 with the pull tab completely torn off;

[0015]FIG. 4 is a perspective view of conventional packaging for asandwich in accordance with the prior art; and

[0016]FIG. 5 is an operational perspective view of the packaging in FIG.4 with the packaging opened.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0017] With reference to FIG. 1, packaging for food in accordance withthe present invention comprises packaging material (not numbered), apull tab (20) and two perforated lines (24). The pull tab (20) has atleast one loose end (22). The packaging material has an inside surface(not numbered) and an outside surface (not numbered) and is formed intoa bag (not numbered) with one sealed side (not numbered). The perforatedlines (24) are parallel and extend around the bag. The pull tab (20) hasat least one loose end (22) and is securely attached to the insidesurface of packaging material between the perforated lines (24). Theloose end (22) extends outside the bag so the bag can be separated intotwo pieces by pulling the pull tab (20) to tear the perforated lines(24).

[0018] For illustration purposes, an embodiment of the packaging inaccordance with the present invention for a triangular sandwich has twotriangular faces (not numbered), a sealed side (not numbered), acontinuous side (not numbered), an inclined side (not numbered) and aninside surface (not numbered). Each side has two ends (not numbered) andtwo edges (not numbered) and is integrally formed with the twotriangular faces (not numbered) along the edges and two adjacent sidesalong the ends. The two perforated lines (24) are formed around thepackaging, pass across the continuous side and the inclined sideequidistance between their ends and across the triangular faces. The twoperforated lines (24) are parallel and are parallel to the ends andedges of the sealed side. The pull tab (20) has at least one loose end(22) and is securely attached to the inside surface of between the twoperforated lines (24). At least one loose end (22) of the pull tab (20)is outside the packaging at any position between the perforated lines(24). With further reference to FIGS. 2 and 3, the loose end (22) ispulled to tear the perforated lines (24). Completely pulling the pulltab (20) tears the packaging into two pieces. One piece includes thesealed side and parts of the triangular faces, the inclined side and thecontinuous side connected to the sealed side and can be removed from thesandwich. This piece can be removed to expose the sandwich, and theother piece can be used to hold the sandwich. Opening the packaging forfood in accordance with the present invention is convenient and keepsdirty hands from contaminating the food.

[0019] Although the invention has been explained in relation to itspreferred embodiment, it is to be understood that many other possiblemodifications and variations can be made without departing from thespirit and scope of the invention as hereinafter claimed.

What is claimed is:
 1. A packaging for food comprising: a packagingmaterial formed into a bag and having an inside surface; an outsidesurface; and a sealed side; two perforated lines being parallel andformed around the bag; and a pull tab attached to the inside surface ofthe bag between the two perforated lines and having at least one looseend extending outside the bag.
 2. The packaging for food as claimed inclaim 1, Wherein the pull tab has two loose ends extending outside thebag.
 3. The packaging for food as claimed in claim 1, wherein the bag istriangular and comprises two triangular faces; a sealed side connectedto the two triangular faces; a continuous side connected to the twotriangular faces and the sealed side; and an inclined side connected tothe two triangular faces, the sealed side and the continuous side. 4.The packaging for food as claimed in claim 3, wherein the two perforatedlines are on the two triangular faces, the continuous side and inclinedside.
 5. The packaging for food as claimed in claim 4, wherein the twoperforated lines are parallel to the sealed side.
 6. The packaging forfood as claimed in claim 5, therein the two perforated lines are definedin the middle of the two triangular faces, the continuous side andinclined side.